Facebook has begun to make changes to its site to improve its privacy practices. The new system brings all of the site's settings onto one page, with suggested default settings. To access the private sections of a user's profile, an application will have to explicitly ask for the user's permission. This forced overhaul of Facebook's privacy settings should serve as a reminder to FE and HE institutions to have regard to the privacy of individuals and to ensure that users can simply understand what their personal information is being used for. Further details of the story can be found on the BBC website at - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10472844.stm.